In a note to staffers, Jones said she’d stay on until March as part of a transition process. Rebecca Kutler, a Philadelphia native serving as the network’s senior vice president of content strategy, will take over as MSNBC’s interim network president.

MSNBC President Rashida Jones says she is stepping down after four years leading the liberal news network, her move coming on the eve of a second Trump administration and after changes in corporate ownership.

Rebecca Kutler, senior VP of content strategy, will serve as the network’s interim president. “Rashida has expertly navigated MSNBC through a years-long, unrelenting and unprecedented news cycle, all while driving the network to record viewership and ...